Football Preview: Capital Cougars vs. Gig Harbor Tides
The Capital Cougars will take on the Gig Harbor Tides at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Capital is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Lakes on Friday. They were outmatched by the Lancers at home and fell 38-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Lancers are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gig Harbor, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They had just enough and edged Bellarmine Prep out 28-26.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Gig Harbor, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Capital took a serious blow against Gig Harbor when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 52-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Capital was down 31-7.
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